EP0674156A1 - Automatic apparatus for metering spaghetti and the like - Google Patents
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- EP0674156A1 EP0674156A1 EP95830053A EP95830053A EP0674156A1 EP 0674156 A1 EP0674156 A1 EP 0674156A1 EP 95830053 A EP95830053 A EP 95830053A EP 95830053 A EP95830053 A EP 95830053A EP 0674156 A1 EP0674156 A1 EP 0674156A1
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F19/00—Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups
- G01F19/007—Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups for non fluent solid material, e.g. filamentary
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
- G01F11/02—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
- G01F11/02—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement
- G01F11/021—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with measuring chambers which expand or contract during measurement of the piston type
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F13/00—Apparatus for measuring by volume and delivering fluids or fluent solid materials, not provided for in the preceding groups
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F19/00—Calibrated capacity measures for fluids or fluent solid material, e.g. measuring cups
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- the present invention relates to an automatic apparatus for dosing or metering spaghetti and the like.
- the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus, which is specifically designed to simply and quickly metering spaghetti in a fully automatic manner.
- a main object of the present invention is to provide such an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus which can be easily associated to existing spaghetti cooking apparatus, thereby allowing the spaghetti to be cooked to be immediately sent from the metering vessel therefor to the cooking apparatus.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus which prevents any contacts of the spaghetti by a cooking operator, and which, moreover, is very reliable in operation and very competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
- an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus characterized in that said apparatus comprises a vessel for spaghetti to be metered, said vessel having a vessel bottom which can be displaced by controlled driving means, said vessel being provided with an overflow rim adjoining a collecting bin having a pouring outlet controlled by shutter means.
- the automatic spaghetti metering apparatus comprises a spaghetti vessel, generally indicated by the reference number 1, which has advantageously a rectangular shape and is provided with a bottom 2, slanted toward and overflow rim or edge 3, therefrom spaghetti are poured, as it will become more apparent hereinafter.
- the bottom 2 can be displaced, by controlled driving means which, according to a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment, can comprise a threaded rod 5, driven by a motor 6, in turn controlled by electronic means adapted to set a rotary angle corresponding to a set amount of displacement of the bottom 2.
- controlled driving means which, according to a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment, can comprise a threaded rod 5, driven by a motor 6, in turn controlled by electronic means adapted to set a rotary angle corresponding to a set amount of displacement of the bottom 2.
- the overflow rim 3 is arranged near a bin, generally indicated by the reference number 10, having a bin wall 11, opposite to the overflow rim 3, and a curved wall 12, opposite to said wall 11 and arranged under the overflow rim 3.
- spaghetti exceeding the overflow rim 3, under the raising force of the bottom 2 will slide in a longitudinal direction so as to impact against the flat wall 11, and they will be vertically arranged to abut against the curved wall 12 which is advantageously slanted at about 30° with respect to the vertical direction.
- the bin 11 is closed, at the bottom thereof, by shutter means 20, driven by a driving piston 21 which, as the present dose is achieved, will cause the shutter means 20 to turn, so as to disengage the spaghetti bin pouring outlet 22, so as to cause the metered spaghetti to be immediately introduced into the cooking chamber or apparatus.
- the cooking operator may simply set, by an electronic controlling unit or other means, the number of doses of spaghetti to be metered, and the motor 6 will provide such a rotary movement to properly displace the bottom 2 by an amount corresponding to the provided doses.
- Spaghetti will be automatically introduced into the bin 10 and from the latter into the cooking chamber, in a fully automatic manner.
- the vessel 1 can have a very large size, thereby it can contain a very large amount of spaghetti, with a consequent very long operation time without requiring any additions of new spaghetti.
- the used materials provided that they are compatible to the intended use, as well as the contingent size and shapes, can be any, depending on requirements.
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Abstract
An automatic apparatus for metering spaghetti and the like comprises a spaghetti vessel (1) having a bottom which can be displaced by controlled driving means, the vessel being provided with an overflow rim (3) adjoining a collecting bin (10), having a pouring outlet (22) controlled by a shutter element (20).
Description
- The present invention relates to an automatic apparatus for dosing or metering spaghetti and the like.
- As is known, in restaurants, hotels, communities and the like, it is necessary to precisely and quickly meter the alimentary pasta amount being cooked, so as to provide even rated consumption amount and prevent waste due to an excessive metering.
- At present this problem is solved by the skillness of the cooking operator who must be properly manually meter the spaghetti amount to be cooked.
- However, such a procedure is not reliable and, moreover the single doses can not be weighed, since such an operation, while being very simple, would require a comparatively long time and could not be easily performed in a kitchen.
- Accordingly, the aim of the present invention is to overcome the above mentioned drawbacks, by providing an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus, which is specifically designed to simply and quickly metering spaghetti in a fully automatic manner.
- Within the scope of the above mentioned aim, a main object of the present invention is to provide such an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus which can be easily associated to existing spaghetti cooking apparatus, thereby allowing the spaghetti to be cooked to be immediately sent from the metering vessel therefor to the cooking apparatus.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide such an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus which prevents any contacts of the spaghetti by a cooking operator, and which, moreover, is very reliable in operation and very competitive from a mere economic standpoint.
- According to one aspect of the present invention, the above mentioned aim and objects, as well as yet other objects, which will become more apparent hereinafter, are achieved by an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a vessel for spaghetti to be metered, said vessel having a vessel bottom which can be displaced by controlled driving means, said vessel being provided with an overflow rim adjoining a collecting bin having a pouring outlet controlled by shutter means.
- Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more apparent hereinafter from the following detailed disclosure of a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment of an automatic spaghetti metering apparatus, which is illustrated, by way of an indicative, but not limitative, example, in the accompanying drawings, where:
- Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of the automatic spaghetti metering apparatus according to the present invention;
- Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a spaghetti vessel, with spaghetti set for the metering thereof;
- Figure 3 illustrates the spaghetti metering step;
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an operating step in which spaghetti are introduced into a cooking chamber or apparatus; and
- Figure 5 is a top plan view illustrating the automatic spaghetti metering apparatus according to the invention.
- With reference to the number reference of the above mentioned figures, the automatic spaghetti metering apparatus according to the present invention comprises a spaghetti vessel, generally indicated by the
reference number 1, which has advantageously a rectangular shape and is provided with abottom 2, slanted toward and overflow rim oredge 3, therefrom spaghetti are poured, as it will become more apparent hereinafter. - The
bottom 2 can be displaced, by controlled driving means which, according to a preferred, though not exclusive, embodiment, can comprise a threadedrod 5, driven by amotor 6, in turn controlled by electronic means adapted to set a rotary angle corresponding to a set amount of displacement of thebottom 2. - The
overflow rim 3 is arranged near a bin, generally indicated by thereference number 10, having abin wall 11, opposite to theoverflow rim 3, and acurved wall 12, opposite to saidwall 11 and arranged under theoverflow rim 3. - In operation, spaghetti exceeding the
overflow rim 3, under the raising force of thebottom 2, will slide in a longitudinal direction so as to impact against theflat wall 11, and they will be vertically arranged to abut against thecurved wall 12 which is advantageously slanted at about 30° with respect to the vertical direction. - As shown, the
bin 11 is closed, at the bottom thereof, by shutter means 20, driven by adriving piston 21 which, as the present dose is achieved, will cause the shutter means 20 to turn, so as to disengage the spaghettibin pouring outlet 22, so as to cause the metered spaghetti to be immediately introduced into the cooking chamber or apparatus. - With the disclosed arrangement, the cooking operator may simply set, by an electronic controlling unit or other means, the number of doses of spaghetti to be metered, and the
motor 6 will provide such a rotary movement to properly displace thebottom 2 by an amount corresponding to the provided doses. - Spaghetti will be automatically introduced into the
bin 10 and from the latter into the cooking chamber, in a fully automatic manner. - With the disclosed arrangement, it is possible to provided a very quick and accurate metering of the spaghetti to be cooked; moreover, the cooking operator does not contact the spaghetti to be cooked, thereby providing very good hygienic conditions.
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vessel 1 can have a very large size, thereby it can contain a very large amount of spaghetti, with a consequent very long operation time without requiring any additions of new spaghetti. - The invention, as disclosed, is susceptible to several variations and modifications, all of which will come within the scope of the inventive idea.
- Moreover, all of the details can be replaced by other technically equivalent elements.
- In practicing the invention, the used materials, provided that they are compatible to the intended use, as well as the contingent size and shapes, can be any, depending on requirements.
Claims (7)
- An automatic spaghetti metering apparatus, characterized in that said apparatus comprises a vessel for spaghetti to be metered, said vessel having a vessel bottom which can be displaced by controlled driving means, said vessel being provided with an overflow rim adjoining a collecting bin having a pouring outlet controlled by shutter means.
- An automatic apparatus, according to Claim 1, wherein said vessel comprises side walls which, like said bottom, are slanted toward said bin.
- An automatic apparatus, according to Claim 1, wherein said controlled driving means comprise a threaded rod which is driven by a motor.
- Am automatic apparatus according to Claim 3, wherein said apparatus further comprises electronic means for controlling said motor.
- An automatic apparatus, according to Claim 1, wherein said bin has a flat wall opposite to said overflow rim as well as a curved wall facing said flat wall.
- An automatic apparatus, according to Claim 5, wherein said curved wall is slanted substantially at 30° with respect to a vertical direction.
- An automatic apparatus, according to Claim 1, wherein said apparatus further comprises piston means for driving said shutter means.
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ITMI940542A IT1269901B (en) | 1994-03-22 | 1994-03-22 | AUTOMATIC APPARATUS FOR DOSING SPAGHETTI AND SIMILAR |
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US4165565A (en) * | 1977-12-23 | 1979-08-28 | Michel Cloutier | Food meter |
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US4120094A (en) * | 1977-02-14 | 1978-10-17 | Peter Pfaelzer | Measuring device for spaghetti or the like |
CA1043560A (en) * | 1977-04-05 | 1978-12-05 | Gordon J. S. Penziwal | Spaghetti meter |
US4165565A (en) * | 1977-12-23 | 1979-08-28 | Michel Cloutier | Food meter |
DE3617515A1 (en) * | 1985-10-10 | 1987-04-16 | Rubbermaid Inc | PORTION DISPENSER FOR LONG STRETCHED PASTA |
WO1990004345A1 (en) * | 1988-10-21 | 1990-05-03 | Nuova Faema S.P.A. | A fast cooker of spaghettis, bucatinis, and the like pasta products |
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